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Feb 19, 2018
Southeast Region: How Do I Love Thee, Let Us Count the Ways
Written by Jose Colucci, Andrew Nobleman, and Gloria Solomon of NIST MEP The MEP National Network’s Southeast region comprises seven coastal states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana), inland Tennessee, and the beautiful island of Puerto […]
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Feb 14, 2018
Manufacturing Connection February Newsletter
A Letter from the Director Rural Manufacturing in Louisiana Manufacturing investment and wages are one of the top tier components of the Louisiana economy, especially in our rural communities. Per data provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic […]
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Feb 09, 2018
Louisiana Advanced Manufacturing Technician & Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education
Written by Mike Wolff, MEP of Louisiana Director The Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) and Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) activity within the State of Louisiana dates back to 2014 & 2015. Following strong efforts with an operator apprenticeship program […]
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Feb 07, 2018
Fueling Growth and Advancing U.S. Manufacturing through Tangible Results
Written by NIST MEP Director, Carroll Thomas As the former owner of a small manufacturing company, I know how important the manufacturing industry is to the local and national economy. Manufacturing is the backbone of the United States. It created […]
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Feb 01, 2018
The Geography of Manufacturing: The Case of MEP and Rural Manufacturers
By Nico Thomas and Steve Campbell of NIST MEP There’s an apocryphal conversation between Hemingway and Fitzgerald where Hemingway observes that the difference between the rich and others is that they have more money. The accurate account is that Hemingway […]
